The NKU men's soccer team dropped a 2-1 decision at Missouri-St. Louis.
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ST. LOUIS – Almin Sabotic scored a pair of goals Friday night to lead the Missouri-St. Louis men's soccer team to a 2-1 upset over No. 5 Northern Kentucky University.
Sabotic struck in the 12th minute to give Missouri-St. Louis a 1-0 lead, and he converted penalty kick early in the second half to extend his team's advantage to 2-0. NKU's
Steven Beattie cut the deficit in half at 2-1 by making a penalty kick for his 12th goal of the season, but the Norse were unable to find a tying goal during the final 29 minutes of play.
NKU dropped to 10-2-3 overall, 8-2-3 in the Great Lakes Valley Conference. NKU is now 7-10-3 all-time against Missouri-St. Louis. The Tritons, winners of five straight, improved to 9-5-2 overall this season, 7-4-2 in the GLVC.
NKU concludes the road trip Sunday with a contest at Maryville. The Norse wrap up the regular season next Wednesday night with a non-conference road game at Ohio Dominican.
NKU will then host a first-round GLVC Tournament contest Oct. 31 at 2:30 p.m. against an opponent that will be determined after Sunday's games. NKU is currently ranked No. 1 in the Midwest Region poll.
